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| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 16 2022 : 2:34:31 PM
April 16, 1947
A freighter's payload explodes and wipes out Texas City
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer catches fire on a vessel in Galveston Bay and explodes, flattening much of the town of Texas City, Texas. The disaster will kill nearly 600 and wound over 3,000, becoming the worst industrial accident in US history.
I was five years old when it happened and remember people talking about the disaster years after it happened. From time to time The History Channel runs a documentary on Texas City.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 1:04:56 PM
After the eye surgery I had to go into the accessibility settings on my phone and change to large test. It really helps.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 12:23:58 PM
Oh gosh, I was reading this early this morning on my phone. I thought it said James Hook! I need to stop reading the tiny print using my phone. Lol!
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured." 
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 11:35:57 AM
Captain Hook was purely fictional. Barrie created him for his book Peter Pan. I remember the very real Captain Cook as the person responsible for bringing mosquitoes to Hawaii.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 07:37:59 AM
Denise, I have no idea but maybe another Farmgirl will know.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 07:34:02 AM
Would that be the same James as was dubbed "Captain Hook"?
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured."
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 11 2022 : 05:52:37 AM
June 11, 1770
Captain James Cook makes an accidental discovery.
English explorer Captain James Cook's ship runs aground off the coast of Australia, in the world's largest coral reef system. The Great Barrier Reef was already well-known to the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 08 2022 : 1:37:22 PM
Sadly, it appears that's true.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 08 2022 : 1:21:41 PM
Unfortunately it seems like a lot of it is coming true. Orwell was a prophet of sorts.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 08 2022 : 06:53:22 AM
June 8, 1949
Big Brother is watching you as '1984' is published.
Newspeak, thoughtcrimes, and Big Brother are introduced as George Orwell's vision of a dystopian future is published. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' will be seen as both a great literary work and an accurate warning of the "double plus ungood" rise of totalitarianism and surveillance.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 07 2022 : 5:25:57 PM
I'll drink to that! (chocolate milk, that is)
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
| JeanP |
Posted - Jun 07 2022 : 12:59:46 PM
Ooooooohhhh, I just found out today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day. Let's all have some . . . . YUM!
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 06 2022 : 06:55:03 AM
June 6, 1844
Young Men's Christian Association offers London refuge
George Williams, formerly of rural Somerset, England, and now working as a draper in London, is shocked by the decadence of city life and so opens the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to give other Industrial Revolution laborers a wholesome alternative to taverns and brothels.
1933
America's car and movie mania meet in New Jersey
Richard Hollingshead opens his "automobile movie theatre" in Camden County, New Jersey, featuring 400 car slots, a 40-x-50-foot screen, and three 6-foot speakers. The feature at the first US drive-in theater is 'Wives Beware,' with admission costing a quarter per car and customer.
1944
Allied invasion of Europe begins
Four years and two days after Allied forces evacuated from the European mainland, they return in the Normandy landings, the largest amphibious military assault in history. By the end of the day, 5,000 vessels land 160,000 troops on the French coastline, launching the push to defeat Germany.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 05 2022 : 07:01:32 AM
Moving on to our own King of Rock & Roll.
June 5, 1956
The Milton Berle Show features a scandalous Elvis.
New singing sensation Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on NBC's 'Milton Berle Show,' this time to perform his single 'Hound Dog.' Teenagers swoon, while the older set and most critics are outraged at Presley's indecent gyrations. Future TV gigs will film Elvis from the waist up.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jun 03 2022 : 10:45:29 AM
Oh yes, I do remember when Aretha Franklin's hit came out. Those were high school days and we were all about the latest hits!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 03 2022 : 05:08:00 AM
Now let's move on to our own Queen of Soul.
June 3, 1967
Aretha Franklin hits No. 1, gets some R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Aretha Franklin hits No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 singles chart with her version of Otis Redding's 'Respect,' turning the song into a women's anthem. Decades later, Rolling Stone will rank her recording as one of the five greatest songs of all time.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 02 2022 : 4:53:09 PM
School was out in Texas, so my sisters and I watched it. It sparked my interest in British history.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jun 02 2022 : 1:51:00 PM
Mom let me stay home from school to watch the coronation. We had the only tv in the neighborhood (my father built it) and Mom and several neighbor ladies watched it. I felt so sorry for her with that heavy crown on her head; when I heard how heavy it was I got our biggest book -- Birds of America-- and tried to sit with it on my head. She is a truly amazing woman. England has been fortunate to have her. Charles has a lot to live up to.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jun 02 2022 : 11:22:46 AM
June 2, 1953
A young queen is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
In the first major event to be televised internationally, Elizabeth Windsor, 25, is crowned Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Sixteen months in preparation, the coronation hosts 8,000 guests to witness the ceremony from inside London's Westminster Abbey, while millions across Europe watch on live TV.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| YellowRose |
Posted - May 31 2022 : 05:12:52 AM
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| JeanP |
Posted - May 30 2022 : 10:38:10 PM
Oh dear, does Jean de Farmgirl want to share this date in history with Jean de Arc ??
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
| YellowRose |
Posted - May 30 2022 : 4:58:53 PM
May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc is burnt at the stake.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| TinaTina |
Posted - May 30 2022 : 4:42:28 PM
Hello everyone |
| nndairy |
Posted - May 23 2022 : 6:05:44 PM
What great tid bits of history Sara. Thank you for sharing them with us. When I was in school history was not my favorite class but now that I can learn about what I want to it fascinates me!
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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| YellowRose |
Posted - May 23 2022 : 07:27:02 AM
May 23, 1934
Notorious outlaw couple gunned down in Louisiana.
A stolen Ford Deluxe is met with a hail of bullets as it passes an ambush of lawmen lying in wait on a rural highway in Louisiana's Bienville Parish. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's car is hit by 130 rounds, and the FBI's most wanted criminals are brought down after a 2-year manhunt.
I grew up hearing stories about Bonnie and Clyde. We lived on California Crossing Road and Hwy 119 crossed it in far west Dallas County. Bonnie and Clyde used Hwy 119 to drive between Dallas and Grapevine to escape the Dallas sheriff. History was all around me and as a child I didn't know it. Not all the history was bad. Going west on California Crossing Road it crossed Goodnight Lane, named after Charlie Goodnight, who was a rancher who drove his cattle to market on that road. California Crossing Road was named after the pioneers who crossed the Trinity River on their way to California.
I do get round-up when it comes to Texas history.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| StitchinWitch |
Posted - May 20 2022 : 8:37:48 PM
Indigo blue with envy!
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
